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FRANK LAMPARD reckons Chelsea hero N'Golo Kante is the best central midfielder in the world. "He was so crucial for Leicester last season, he won the title there and moved to Chelsea and, for me, he's just as crucial". Frank Lampard believes Kante is the best midfielder in world football at the moment. "I can not see anyone better than him in world football at the moment". Read More

Essien has agreed the 12-month contract with the option for a further year to continue his playing career in the emerging league in Indonesia. Essien, 34, has also played for Real Madrid and AC Milan, besides his English club appearance. Essien will be handed the No.5 shirt, which he made his own at Stamford Bridge. "Hopefully this is a good beginning for Indonesian football and also for Persib". Read More

According to a statement issued by the PCB, Irfan has been charged with two violations of Code Article 2.4.4. Irfan has been suspended from participating in any cricket related activity with immediate effect. Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt is being considered for the upcoming tour of West Indies after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) gave clearance to the national selection committee. Read More

Should the Lady Toppers advance following Friday's game, WKU would then square off against the victor of Kentucky and Belmont on Sunday inside Memorial Coliseum. They have Kelsey Mitchell, who is one of the best players in the country who can really score". "Louisville is a risky team with the potential to play until near the end of the month", CBS commentator Clark Kellogg said. Read More

So, in that sense - with steady snow falling the entire match, coating the pitch so much that in-match snow-blowing breaks to clear the lines became necessary - call United's first Major League Soccer match in its home state a success. A second was added just 10 minutes later, Atlanta doubling their margin courtesy of a strike from Miguel Almiron , Martinez this time turning creator with the assist. Read More

The matchup of former Gennady Golovkin victims, two of the middleweight division's hardest punchers, lifted Lemieux closer to another title shot while pushing Stevens closer to the fringe. American middleweight boxer Curtis Stevens has used social media to assure fight fans he is ok after being on the wrong side of a punch that is already being hailed as the knockout of the year. Read More

Instead of being daunted by India's hostile approach in Bangalore, the Australians are milking their underdog status for all its worth in a bid to put the hosts on edge. "I want to challenge myself against the best batters in the world and he's one of those", said Lyon. Lyon ended the India second innings in Bangalore in visible discomfort as his spinning finger split open, something the tweaker has become accustomed to throughout his career. Read More

Rubio wowed early, finishing the first quarter with nine points and 10 assists - the most assists in one quarter by any player in the league this season, which set the tone as the Wolves (28-38) jumped out to a 41-23 lead. Rubio added to his resume tonight with a career-best 19 assists, the most in Wolves history. Rubio said passers can get in zones much like shooters experience during hot streaks. Read More

Goals shortly before halftime from Kevin Mirallas and Morgan Schneiderlin - his first for the club - put Everton in control and West Brom's response was negligible. "It was a little bit hard in the beginning to create and we knew we would get a lot of possession, but we had some difficulties". Koeman told BBC Sport: "It was an outstanding team performance ". Read More

EVEN winning three Premier League titles didn't stop Jose Mourinho getting some stick from the Chelsea fans. And, despite being only eight months into a three-year contract, the Italian stated his desire to emulate the achievements of the self-styled "Special One", who won seven major trophies in his two spells at Chelsea , including three Premier League titles and one FA Cup . Read More

Far better to go for victory in these encounters with the pressure off, having won the games you are expected to win, the bedrock of your points in a league season. The teenagers' exploits have understandably caught the attention of a number of Premier League clubs and Liverpool are said to be ready to splash as much as £10 million in order to secure the services of the attacking prodigy. Read More

Or so it seems to be the case for Brazillian president Michel Temer , who decamped from his official residence at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia after he and his family felt "bad vibes" emanating from the luxurious building. This was Temer's residence when he served as vice president until previous year. The Brazilian Senate removed President Dilma Rousseff from office for allegedly manipulating the budget. Read More

I didn't cry, I didn't complain. The Irish UFC fighter would need to defeat Mayweather in order to become the "A side". Floyd Mayweather Jr. asserts that rather than lose to another fighter in the UFC, he believes it would be better for McGregor to lose to him for a huge amount of money . Read More

Ridley, 20, was riding in a white Chevrolet Camaro with a Alexis Turner, 22, of Athens. Multiple small plastic bags of marijuana were found in a search. During the stop, the report read that "Ridley made several comments implying that the results of the traffic stop were going to hurt his career as an athlete". Read More

A person familiar with the deal said Newhouse has agreed to the contract Friday. His deal will last two seasons and pay him $3.5 million. After being extremely active in free agency the past two offseasons, the Raiders have not been almost as aggressive this year after winning 12 games last season to make the playoffs for the first time since 2002. Read More

Marvin Williams: Another stat-filled game, scoring 13 points, grabbing 18 rebounds and handing out five assists for the Hornets. "And again, hopefully get us off to a better start". With Rondo back in as the starter, Payne has now been promoted to the No. 2 point guard, at least against the Hornets. We all keep each other up because when you need someone to talk to, there's no one better to talk to than someone who has been through what you're going through. Read More

Police later told Herron she did "a number on" her attacker's face before she was able to lock him inside the restroom. Huron was able to barricade herself in a stall, but Steiner eventually entered the stall from the side and began punching her face. Read More

Bouye got a big five-year, $67.5 million contract from the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Simon went to the division-rival Indianapolis Colts. There are offensive lineman in this year's draft class that have the potential to develop into starters, but with needs elsewhere, Dallas is unlikely to reach on a player in the early rounds. Read More

All eminently winnable fixtures, but Liverpool need to prove they can actually win games like these on a consistent basis. We all have to get used to it a little bit. Burnley boss Sean Dyche has found himself answering repeated questions about why his side are so bad away from home - where they have drawn two and lost 12 this season. Read More

Down 47-30 early in the final quarter, Princeton closed to within nine points with 2:50 remaining, and had a chance to cut it to six when a 3-pointer missed. "He's a silent assassin", said Yale head coach James Jones . It was only two years ago that his Bulldogs lost a one-game playoff to the Crimson in the same building. Read More

Pregame coverage of the National Championship will tip off at 8:30 p.m. on CBS with Capital One Championship Central. This will be the second NCAA Tournament appearance for the Eagles since 2014. 1 seed placements for this year's bracket . They win it all nearly 60 percent of the time. For the first time since 1961 and 1962, that means a title-game rematch awaits. Read More

That quarter is headlined by Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal , and Novak Djokovic , the first time those three have been placed in the same quarter of a draw. Roger Federer also made a safe passage into round three with a comfortable 6-2 6-1 triumph against France's Stephane Robert. "I guess in the first four or five days of the tournament we'll have some very, very strong matches ". Read More

Manchester United travel to Chelsea on Monday night as José Mourinho comes face to face with his old side once again, this time in the FA Cup. Chelsea and Manchester United have rotated slightly in the FA Cup this term, although neither had previously faced a fellow Premier League side in their runs to the last eight until now. Read More

You can feel within the team there's a different intensity about the way we do things now. It was a good performance but we move on. "It's very humbling to get them cheering me like that, although I believe it was more for Nathan Hughes coming off because he had a stormer", he added modestly. Read More

And the only time they'll have to. Rhode Island (23-10) earned the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, its first trip since 1999. The Rams earned an 11th seed in the Midwest Region and will play Creighton (25-9) in Sacramento, California on Friday. Read More

The Ducks have been placed in a very hard spot in the Midwest region. Kansas is just 22.3% likely to make the Final Four, the lowest probability of any No. In the Big Ten, Michigan began the day as a No. 9 NCAA seed in ESPN's projected field of 68 after beating bubble-team IL in Thursday's second round. Read More

It sets up a matchup with del Potro, the 17 meeting between the two. Novak Djokovic defeated the British no. 3, Kyle Edmund, in straight-sets Edmund came out for the second set rejuvenated and won the first three games. Obviously very determined and it was a close match , especially in the second set. A loss to Robert on Sunday would arguably be even more surprising-and it would also derail a potential Federer-Nadal rematch in the fourth round. Read More

Although further progress would depend on who the Italians are paired with in Friday's quarter-final draw, Dybala said he is not alone in dreaming of lifting the trophy in Cardiff in May. "There are a lot of risks, because first and foremost it's a game of football and a game of football can never be discounted". We're coming off a win which had to suffer a bit for, but which we deserved. Read More

Arsenal have only played Manchester City three times in the FA Cup . "We know this Europa League is very important for us, and the FA Cup is handsome". City last won the title in 2011 and Tottenham have not won the trophy in 26 years. They went toe-to-toe with Leicester in the Premier League title race last season, while they are now second in the league this term, ten points behind Chelsea. Read More

Moving onto the draft, fast rising UConn safety Obi Melifonwu is set to make a pre-draft visit to Seattle, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. By hosting all four running backs, the Seahawks will be able to just pick the one that gives them the best value if they decide to sign someone, which would basically be the back who fits their system the best, but is also willing to sign for the lowest price. Read More

The former National Football League quarterback singled Monday in an exhibition game against Miami Marlins left-hander Kyle Lobstein. But on Monday, Tebow earned himself a spring batting average and recorded his first hit. The team said it was short on bodies due to the World Baseball Classic. Tebow, who is participating in the Mets minor-league camp, was called up to play in two major-league spring games last week. Read More

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is serving a three-match suspension while both Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial unavailable for selection. I know very well he's in the heart of Chelsea's fans. While Mourinho notes a few differences in Chelsea's style of play this season, he notes that Conte is using much the same blueprint as his own Chelsea side, before he was sacked at the start of last season. Read More

Several cities have declared a snow emergency on Monday. The ban will be lifted at the city's discretion. Schenectady will prohibit parking on all "priority" roads after 3 inches of snow falls until the snow is clear. Until further notice, no cars should be parked on any town roads or risk being ticketed and towed. A UI representative was also present at New Haven's EOC meeting. Read More

Few saw Kennard's sudden offensive effectiveness coming before this season, but he turned into one of the nation's best scorers and earned first-team All-ACC honors. No. 10 Wichita State . Originally, before the ACC tournament, Duke was most likely a four seed. Texas Southern , the state's other rep, is the No. Read More

On Monday, Bell underwent surgery to fix his injured groin. Last season, Bell became the first running back in National Football League history to average 100 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards per game, finishing with an NFL-best 157 yards from scrimmage per game in 12 contests. Read More

Colombia southpaw pitcher Jose Quintana carried a no-hitter through five innings until Brandon Crawford belted a two-out single to right field in the sixth in front of a crowd of 22,000 at Marlins Park. Ex-Rays manager Joe Maddon reportedly gets a bump from $5 million to $6 million a year for winning the World Series with the Cubs . The 30 strikeouts were the most ever by a reliever in the postseason. Read More

Academy graduate Marcus Rashford , who has scored three goals in two FA Cup appearances this season, is absent through illness. Mourinho has won four of his last six games against teams he previously managed (L2) but was beaten 4-0 earlier in the season on his return to Stamford Bridge. Read More

Failure in the two cup matches would leave Guardiola nearly certain to finish a season without a trophy for the first time in his managerial career, as City are ten points behind Chelsea, the Premier League leaders. "My period in Munich was judged like a disaster because we were not able to win the Champions League", he said. I think Pep has to win the Premier League to prove [he is one of the best]'. Read More

Duke is looking to become the first team in ACC history to peel off four wins in four days to win the conference tournament. But Duke - the preseason No. Better to deal with it now, America, a couple of hours before the brackets of the NCAA Tournament will be revealed, a couple of days before the Duke Blue Devils will continue their assault on the rest of the sport, one that began across four remarkable days at Barclays Center, surviving the kind of gauntlet you aren't supposed to come ... Read More

In the aftermath of that game Burnley forward Andre Gray had some old social media posts resurfaced and he was eventually charged by the FA for bringing the game into disrepute over homophobic posts. Roberto Firmino missed a full week of training with an unspecified muscle injury, so it's no surprise to see him out of the match-day squad. Liverpool have shown some signs that they can produce consistency for a while under Klopp, as they have won four league games in a row on two separate ... Read More